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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 25, 1914
Page
4
Local shop on Lake Street Cairns invites inspection of silk and cotton piece goods and a variety of everyday ware. Hand made lace goods for household use are offered at low prices along with fancy goods and curios. Telephone box It.
The Ipswich speech by the Hon. Lloyd George praises Liberal plans to ease poverty and defend rights against aristocratic rule. He attacks Bonar Law and Mrs Pankhurst, argues taxes on the rich and death duties fund public welfare, and urges unity for Ireland and democracy.
A lightship struck in thick fog off Halifax, six bodies recovered, search continues for remaining crew. Lifeboats spotted, vessel hull found near Lipscomb Inland, lightship en route from Paisley Scotland.
Sydney on May 24 reports three weeks of smallpox-like illnesses over the weekend. Officials tally cases, urge caution and vaccination for exposed residents.
James Harris aged 46 was struck by an ambulance motor on Sanford road near Alderley, Brisbane, while the ambulance was responding to an accident. He was squeezed down and run over, dying within minutes from head and spine injuries. The inquest was delayed by the event.
In Melbourne on May 24 workers from the Operative Dakers Union and Bakery Trades Exployes Federation refuse Arb Court ruling, voting for continued day baking in defiance. The list of named passengers and officials accompanies the report, showing broad support and ongoing disruptions across stations and ports.
A truncated auction notice appears with a phrase reading 8 lot and misread words. The readable segment hints at a parcel sale or distribution order, but exact details and parties remain unclear from the OCR fragment.
A compiled roster lists captains and guests including C Donoghue KR Downs P Christie D Driscoll 8 Dyer F McManus V McGregor 5 Hegarty J Orme P Maher M Maher PF Lamond W Phillips H Griffith 8 Percy W Miller M Smith W Port eoun Wilson P Captain G Atthey 4 Atthey Burm W Barrett and son T Baker E Edwards J Quinn W McGuire W O Shea B Cooper Roberts Young HW Dicert E Hansen A J Bertram Salisbury wW Robson Roberta J Smith. The Howard Smith Company Limited geents
The list shows Captain Smith steering Wyandra to Melbourne via ports on May 22. Included are Mesdames McKie and child, Tulk, McKenna, Smallwood with five children, Ashman and three children, and many others such as McHugh Digby Mises Fairlie Spargo and Reverend Sisters of Mercy. Also named are Parsons Marole Reid Primrose O Sullivan Bergman Kelly Hick son Stev Taylor Memadur Noble Pope and Digby.
Commercial notice from Mexars Winchcombe Carson Brisbane states that sales of Baram Estate blocks G1 59 61 2 4 68 68 1 TL 7H 90 41 12 3 ie 4 BG 88 completed. Purchases came from Queensland New South Wales and Victoria at prices from £3 to £5 per acre. The firm seeks clearance of remaining parcels.
G J Hopper, manager of the War's, denies circulating rumors that his company is controlled by an American concern. He says a parliamentary representative also stated the same without proof and urges the press to refrain from publishing the unsupported claim.
The General Superintendent of the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations reports experiments with a culture claimed to kill grasshoppers. Trials at Mackinide show egg beds in sandy soil with adults nearby and a population decline after March. Cultures were sprayed, with observations continuing through April.
On March 31 and April, several flocks were sprayed with small quantities of culture in water across tiny areas to test control of densely packed hoppers. By April the flocks remained large with signs of infection and no dead specimens detected. subsequent efforts proved fruitless and the district was abandoned.
Ella Caspers returned to the city after four years in England to a large audience at the Town Hall. The contralto praised for refined vocal tone and musical nuance performed pieces by Clara, Brahms, and German masters, with support from a companion and a second set of works that drew praise for finish and stamina.
The evening featured Haimund Pechotsch returning to Mendelmoho with an Andante and a lively finale. Encores by Ovide Musin and Lilian Frost, plus performances by Signor Vettinelli and Pediotech, highlighted a lengthy program stretched past 10:40 PM due to extra numbers and checks.
A fragmented note describes Townsville deserting the X Q Rugby Union and forming a local league under new rules. The move has drawn most Union players from town, shifting interest to the new competition and affecting Townsville and Towers matches.
May 2 reports say both houses of the Federal Parliament gathered in Melbourne for a luncheon hosted by the Government to meet Sir Mupro Ferguson with Prime Minister presiding and State Governor Stanley among the guests.
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